Why is PLUG down?
Down 32% in 3 months while the S&P 500 fell 2%.
- Its Nov 9 results:
−3Long-term trend
Down 32% in 3 months while the S&P 500 fell 2%.
−3Long-term trend
PLUG's Quality Score fell 3 points on Tue, Nov 10, to -4. Buying slipped from its highest in 20 days (3 chart checks stopped).
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| Since its Nov 2021 high | Down 97% |
| Latest filing | 8-K, Nov 9 |
ReportLast night: sales of $200.6M. Past reports ›
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After its last 4 reports it closed +5.1% on average, higher 3 of 4 times.
PLUG is #7 of 9 by Quality Score.
| Rank | Stock | Quality Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | ||
| 2 | ||
| 3 | ||
| Open for its score | ||
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| 7 |
Share count against a year before: PLUG +20%, FCEL +188%.
Expected to report Mon Mar 1, after the close (in 111 days).
What an earnings report is: every 3 months, a company tells everyone how much it sold and earned. We read the figures, the outlook, and how the stock moved after.
Sales of $200.6M, 13% more than a year ago.
“Fuel revenue increased ~6% year over year to ~$38 million, reflecting continued growth in the hydrogen product line across Plug’s expanding customer base.”
| Line | Q3 2026 | Q2 2026 | Q3 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sales of Equipment and Related Infrastructure | $106M | $81.9M | $96.8M |
Each quarter's sales and their share of its total. Figures as filed (SEC filing, Nov 9)
No outlook figures read from this release.
“Operating expenses declined approximately 69% year over year to ~$70 million, compared with approximately $229 million in Q3 2025, reflecting reduced unusual charges and continued execution of Project Quantum Leap.”
From its results filing (SEC filing · Nov 9)
Sales grew 0.4% a year over 3 years, fiscal 2022 to 2025.
Its share count grew 9.7% a year over 3 years.
| Reported | Gap | Reaction | 5 days |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 9, 2026 | +0.3% | -9.0% | not yet |
| Aug 10, 2026 | +17.5% | +5.2% | +8.1% |
| May 11, 2026 | +7.1% | +1.1% | -2.0% |
Sales grew in five of the last seven years, to $710M in 2025. It lost money in each of the eight years.
RSI 39.7, MACD above signal, below both averages. Not scored.
Officers and directors with a Form 4 in the last 12 months.
In ETFs: PLUG is under 0.1% of VTI, the most of the 24 funds Breakaway covers, by their holdings as filed for Jun 30, 2026.
Plug Power Inc is building an end-to-end green hydrogen ecosystem, from production, storage, and delivery to energy generation. The company plans to build and operate green hydrogen highways across North America and Europe. Plug will deliver its green hydrogen solutions directly to its customers and through joint venture partners into multiple end markets, including material handling, e-mobility, power generation, and industrial applications.
“We experience competition in all areas of our business.”
PLUG scores -4 today, which Breakaway calls Poor. It is #7 of 9 in Electrical Industrial Apparatus by Quality Score, with 1 of 14 chart checks firing. Down 32% in 3 months while the S&P 500 fell 2%. Shares: 20.3% more than a year ago (to Sep 30). Breakaway does not say whether to buy any stock: the score does not know your situation, and it is not a recommendation to buy or sell anything. Please do your own research.
PLUG scores -4 today, which Breakaway calls Poor (below zero). That is #7 of 9 in Electrical Industrial Apparatus by Quality Score. The score adds up the chart checks, the trend, the company's filed sales, its profits, the news, insider trades, and Congress trades. The section above lists the lines behind PLUG's -4.
Expected to report Mon Mar 1, after the close, a date Breakaway expects from the company's usual timing; the company has not confirmed it. PLUG closed higher after 3 of its last 4 reports. Past behavior, not a forecast.
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